India vs Pakistan 2019 Cricket World Cup: Virat Kohli highlights importance of executing game plan vs PAK

Dixit Bhargav | 13/06/2019
India vs Pakistan 2019 Cricket World Cup: Virat Kohli highlights importance of executing game plan vs PAK

India vs Pakistan 2019 Cricket World Cup: The Indian captain was vocal about the all-important India vs Pakistan clash at Old Trafford.

With India’s third match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against New Zealand at Trent Bridge been called-off, all the focus has now moved on towards arguably the biggest match of the tournament in India vs Pakistan.

There is no hiding to the fact that India taking on Pakistan at Old Trafford on this Sunday is likely to allure bountiful eyeballs across the globe. The enthralling clash between the arch-rivals in the biggest tournament has witnessed several memorable instances over the years.

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Speaking during the post-match presentation ceremony, India captain Virat Kohli admitted the match to be a marquee event all over the world and a match which brings out the best from the Indian team. “It’s been competitive for years, it’s a marquee event all over the world, honour to be a part of the big game. Brings out the best in all of us,” Kohli was quoted as saying.

Laying emphasis on executing the game plans well, Kohli also talked about the mindset going into such a clash. What will further put a lot of pressure on India is their effort to defend their unbeaten spree in World Cup against Pakistan.

“For Sunday, we know we’re there when it comes to the mindset. Just about going out there and having a game plan, executing it. As soon as you enter the field, it’s calm and relaxed. The atmosphere from the outside, for the first time, it’s a bit intimidating, but we’ll look to execute well,” Kohli said.

Even Sarfraz Ahmed, Kohli’s counterpart for Sunday, admitted to the match against India being a ‘big match’. “India-Pakistan is a big match so we’ll try our level best,” Ahmed had said yesterday during the post-match presentation ceremony of Pakistan’s match against Australia at Taunton.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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